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Yeah of course, the all time greats are able to keep that drive going, and view the bigger picture of competing against history and not just against their peers at the particular moment. I think thats one of the biggest knocks against Waldner, he never consistently kept himself at the top, and...

I don't know about claiming Wang Hao as the ice cold water that will cool Ma Lin's fire. Ma Lin has a great record against Wang Hao, despite having a significantly weaker backhand. In big events, Ma Lin out performs Wang Hao all the time. I have to agree with Carl, he is doing really well, but...

There is no doubt that the olympics are the biggest event in table tennis, and of course ZJK would be interested in them, I was only saying that once you start winning big events, the small stuff starts to become insignificant, and therefore its harder to sum up the energy and drive to train...

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yeah, for some reason ZJK has been playing really sluggishly in the CSL. Maybe, once you win something big, everything else starts seeming pretty mundane and pointless. Its something that plagues a lot of top professionals, the ability to find the drive to stay at the top of your game once you...

hmmm nah, it depends on which Chinese player. Samsonov even in his prime sucked against Ma Lin. He usually lost against WLQ also, though WLQ did lose to him in the world cup finals one year. As for the overall tournament, Boll seems to have gotten a lot better at counterlooping. He has never...

I don't know, Timo Boll is pretty obvious for a choice, and Mizutani, while he generally never wins, makes it close, so he might get lucky and win one. When Ovtarchov first came on the scene, he caused some of the Chinese players trouble because of his unique style, but since then, he really...

yeah, unless there are some players we haven't seen hidden in China, there might never be another Ma Lin like player. In the future all penholders will probably rely a lot more on the rpb, which while definitely great, tends to take away from their ability to acquire Ma Lin level shortgame...

hmmm you probably shouldn't hold your breath on this one.... Boll isn't getting any younger

I think you are correct to some extent. That part of the reason why penholders do so well against Europeans is because they aren't used to playing them. But in another respect, they do badly simply because penholders are the masters of the short game. And when you control the short game, you...

rofl..... thus far the poll is 100% China, no world.... not that you can blame anyone for voting that way.

Ma Lin is really the epitome of what a table tennis player should be. Even though during his prime he was eclipsed by WLQ, and because I play shakehands, WLQ barely squeaks past Ma Lin as my favorite player, Ma Lin really exemplifies everything that a table tennis player should be. His mastery...

wait really? at least from the video i was watching, Ma Lin was the one who did all the hard parts of the points, and it was his touch that kept them in the points that they ended up winning.

hmmm well frankly the difference in variety issue really isn't that big to me. I mean if you look at the players who represent China, they actually are pretty drastically different in terms of strengths and weaknesses and play style. The main reason why there is less variety than what appears...

The outcome wasn't that surprising Ryu has no chance against Ma Long, While Wang Hao and Ma Lin usually beat Boll.

great video, I still am amazed and pleased that Ma Lin actually beat Ma Long to win the finals.

hahaha interesting, but very true nonetheless..... XP

Doh! Why couldn't you have more lucky hands, Dan, and picked someone from TTD!?! haha jk

hahaha, Yea, I want to see you play also. Since me and your are two the most regular posters and commentators on youtube videos, it would be interesting to see what you look like haha

The club I have been playing at during the summer has begun to setup a video camera at one of the tables. And for the first time I beat the club's best player, who is rated around 2000 in terms of the USTT rating system. Its great get some concrete proof that I am definitely improving. The game...